Shaquille O’Neal took the podium at a nearly empty Amway Center two years ago. The media had gathered as O’Neal was accepting his induction into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame. As he stood at midcourt during the game later that day, the crowd largely cheered.
That part was not certain. A lot of it still is not.
Talking about that day during This Magic Moment, some of the writers commenting on the mid-1990s Orlando Magic run were seemingly incredulous O’Neal got into the team Hall of Fame after leaving the franchise in free agency and gutting the organization.